staring. blurring my vision. walking with my eyes closed. hitting snooze. music, especially live. dancing. beautiful people (aesthetically, intellectually, and/or spiritually). movies that make me believe in perfection. loving others. pleasure. learning. teaching/mentoring. being in awe.
People who make me smile. People who make me think. People who enjoy life. People who dance. People who sing. People who laugh. People who help others and care. People who smile because they think to enjoy life by dancing & singing & laughing & helping & caring for others...
pretty much anything with a beat, though there is some music out there that just sucks...
footloose. spanglish. serendipity. meatballs. il postino. crouching tiger, hidden dragon. the princess bride. lost in translation. when harry met sally. ladder 49. the girl next door. dead poets society. billy madison. snatch. ocean's eleven. finding nemo. shrek. good will hunting.
Heroes, Grey's Anatomy, and whatever's on my sister's tv while I'm babysitting...since I don't own one myself.
engaging, inspiring, thought-provoking, or life-altering writing...Tao te Ching - Celestine Prophecy - DaVinci Code - The Giving Tree - Real Love
life-changers, the guy who gets the girl by being himself, my family
my pop: for showing me how to pursue excellence and success in work, in love, and in family
my mom: for showing me how to live simply, to enjoy and appreciate things for what they are instead of dwelling on what they're not
both of my parents: for sacrificing, providing, and caring for me & my sister so that we could pursue our own dreams and goals in our own time and in our own way
my sister: for showing me that love and concern exist even if we aren't always reminded, that family is forever, and that life is something to be enjoyed, so don't take myself too seriously
my nephew Trey: for teaching me that there are so many more truly important things in our lives than the things we make important each day